Edmodo:A Guide for Getting Started

Presented by: Kristi Shaw

Assistant Professor-Educational Technology

Marian Universityklshaw64@marianuniversity.edu

http://kristishaw.wikispaces.com/Edmodo

What is Edmodo?

Free social learning network for teachers, students, schools and districts

Provides an engaging platform for blended learning and safe, productive social networking

Safe and easy way to: − Connect

− Exchange ideas

− Share content

− Access homework, grades and school notices.

Founded in late 2008, Edmodo is now used by millions around the globe. Our rapid growth is due to grassroots adoption - teachers sharing tools that work!

Security

Closed environment

No private information required from students

Students join classes by the invitation of their teacher only

Students cannot directly message one another

All communications are archived

Teacher has full management control

Sub domains allow district administrators greater control

Create Your Account

Join Subject and Content

Communities

Post assignments, reminders,

polls, or discussion questions

Encourage collaboration

and participation in

classroom discussions

Store unlimited content for easy

re-use and sharing

Teacher Landing Page

Create Groups for Classes and

Clubs

Student view Students receive notifications for new

grades, new assignments, alerts or replies

Unlimited storage

for documents, videos and other resources

Students can only join

groups, they cannot create

them

Students can only send messages to the entire group or

directly to the teacher

Update Your Account SettingsCustomize

email or text notification

Choose your privacy settings

Upload a photo or select an icon from

our list

Select your School and

connect with your peers

Create a Group1. Select Create on groups menu

2. Complete group info

3. Distribute code to group members

Student Sign-up

Student must have group code to register

Students are NOT required to give email

address

Manage Groups

Create sub-groups within your groups

Access Parent Account codes, view student grades, reset passwords and remove members

Set group members to

read-only mode

Post a MessageEmbed videos, attach files, links

or any documents from your Edmodo Library collection

Send a message to a group, or post direct messages to specific students or teacher connections

Select to post a note, alert, assignment or poll

Edmodo Library

Unlimited Storage, accessible anywhere!

Organize library into folders and share files

and folders with groups

Upload, store and edit content to your personal library

Create an Assignment

View and grade

assignments as students

turn them in

Click “Load Assignment” to easily pull up a

previously given assignment

Grading Assignments

Comments allow you to provide feedback on assignments and students are notified immediately. Students can also comment back and a permanent record is kept for

reference.

Students can attach documents, links or

embed video, avoiding paper or use of thumb

drives

GradebookExport option allows

you to transfer grades to another program

Scores are updated automatically after each assignment is

graded and recorded

Calendar

Add class events, school events or view scheduled

assignments

Filter by group or view all

Parent Account

Parent can add all of their children (students) under

one Edmodo account

Parents can send direct messages to a child’s teacher or

view any communication

from the teacher to their child

All of the child’s teachers are

listed on the right panel

Communities/Professional Development

Follow subject and content

communities to connect and share best

practices with other teachers

Mobile Access

Get updates and notifications on the go with our mobile app available for:− iPhone

− iPod

−Android

Access Edmodo on any mobile browser at m.edmodo.com

After all students join your group, lock the group code to prevent others from joining

Monitor group membership to ensure only students in your group have joined

Educate students on proper online etiquette

Teacher can immediately edit or delete any posts by group members

Use “Read-Only” status to curb inappropriate behavior

Students may still submit assignments and post messages to teacher; but cannot send messages to entire group

Best Practices for Safe Networking

Create your account and invite students.

Read blog.edmodo.com for more ways to use Edmodo in the classroom.

Watch our Edmodo In Action videos to see first-hand how Edmodo is being used in the classroom:

http://help.edmodo.com/ideas

Follow Edmodo updates on Twitter (@edmodo) and Facebook (facebook.com/edmodo)

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First Steps for Getting Started

Join Weekly Edmodo Webinars: http://blog.edmodo.com/category/webinar/

Explore resources in the Help Center:

help.edmodo.com

Ask the Edmodo Support Community: http://www.edmodo.com/community/support

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Training and Support

What questions to you have?